Firm wants to tap geothermal energy in Weld County

BALTIMORE – A company based in Baltimore wants to drill geothermal wells in Weld County in hopes of generating utility-scale electricity in the Denver-Julesburg Basin.

Geothermal Technologies Inc. has filed for drilling permits with the Colorado Division of Water Resources, the company said this week in a news release.

“This is an important step forward in our plans to construct a first-of-its-kind geothermal power plant in the D-J using GTI’s proprietary suite of technologies,” said J. Gary McDaniel, the company’s CEO, in a prepared statement. “We are excited about the potential that Colorado shows to develop advanced geothermal power. Our field development…